Monthly Archives: August 2023

I was wondering where everybody’s favorite villain, Ben Mendelsohn, had got off to. He and Daisy Ridley and Garrett Hedlund star in this adaptation of Karen Dionne’s novel about a woman who has to confront her past when the monster … Continue reading →

Most of us missed the 2015 B-movie “Brotherly Love,” a lame “Romeo & Juliet” enlivened by the presence of that force of nature, Keke Palmer. But now it’s on Netflix, and for anyone of the Keke Completist persuasion — don’t … Continue reading →

Music Box has this, which is opening in limited release Friday. And yes, it looks adorable.

“Invisible Beauty” is a documentary that makes one reconsider, yet again, the role fashion plays in society by how it has always narrowed “standards of beauty,” how it presents “what power looks like” and by remembering a woman who was … Continue reading →

Breathless suspense and a powerful performance of internalized trauma and barely-hidden rage by Babetida Sadjo make “Our Father, the Devil” a thriller that stands out from the pack. It’s the story of a conflict zone refugee suddenly confronted by a … Continue reading →

Whatever its title in Tagalog/Filipino, translating the chaste, wistful “different timelines” romance into “Love You Long Time” for international consumption was…unfortunate. Do a quick online search for it. I’ll wait. This turned up. A LOT. Right? Even skipping by the … Continue reading →

A little “Dune,” a bit of “Star Wars,” ok a LOT of “Dune.” Cleopatra Coleman, Sophia Boutella, Djimon H., Jena Malone, Charlie Hunam, Cary Elwes, narrated by Sir Anthony. An original — derivative, sure — saga in two parts, the … Continue reading →

This has a whiff of “Canadian Indie” about it. Aykroyd, Henry Czerny, Scott Thompson. Looked it up, yup. Sudbury, Ontario, Great White North. R.L. Stine appears in an adaptation of one of his kid-horror tales. There’s another Chase — A … Continue reading →

This mildly chilling trailer for an indie horror that drops on Sept. 5. Not that familiar with the cast, but if you went to the right acting conservatory, “How to respond to the terrifying” is covered fully sophomore year.

This looks utterly generic, but well-cast with possible charms for fans of the detective mystery genre. Gillen’s got a rare lead, good to see. Sept. 22.